Southern Sea Lion

Southern Sea Lion

Otaria byronia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Paracas National Reserve

Closest Relatives at Paracas National Reserve

Culpeo
LC

Culpeo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lycalopex culpaeus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
60–70
Feb
70–80
Mar
60–70
Apr
80–90
May
80–90
Jun
70–80
Jul
60–70
Aug
50–60
Sep
60–70
Oct
70–80
Nov
70–80
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
80–90%
2 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
70–80%
3 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
4 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Sea Lion in Paracas National Reserve?

About 74% of visitor-days record a Southern Sea Lion sighting in Paracas National Reserve, based on 77 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Southern Sea Lion in Paracas National Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Southern Sea Lion in Paracas National Reserve in our monthly data.

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